Pointsec boot from CD
Since I always forget how to boot from a cd using Pointsec I decided to write it down. This brings you to an alternative boot menu.
- Start computer
- Enter Pointsec account information.
- When it prompts you to continue, do not hit continue right away instead press CTRL + F10
- Then continue you will be prompted with the alternative boot menu.
If you need a disk that can read the encrypted drive. You can try following the following instructions to create a Bart PE cd with the Pointsec Drivers in it:
http://www.blackfistsecurity.com/2008/07/pointsec-for-pc-creating-boot-disk.html
Windows 7 and .chm issue
Sometimes documentation files can come in .chm or compressed html files. In Windows 7 you may see this error:
You may get a page reading “Navigation to the webpage was canceled”
The solution:
Right click on the file, go to properties and select unblock.
Outlook Error
The other day I stumbled upon the error message:
Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window.
The solution for me was to go to Start -> Run -> and type Outlook.exe /resetnavpane
Find Dell Service Tag with C#.NET
In my line of work, I deal with a lot of Dell computers. I decided to write a little program that I could carry on my flash drive with me and all my other technical applications. What I like most about this application is the ability to quickly get to the Dell Warranty and driver information. I hope that someone else find this useful as well, if you do let me know.
Download Dell Service Tag Finder: Source | Executable
This is was possible using Windows Management Instrumentation and if you are interested in pulling other information from your computer I recommend you read up on it. For this example I used the Win32_BIOS Class, but you can find all the WMI Classes here.
Preview of Source:
String dellServiceTag;
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Load Service Tag
ManagementClass wmi = new ManagementClass("Win32_Bios");
foreach (ManagementObject bios in wmi.GetInstances())
{
dellServiceTag = bios.Properties["Serialnumber"].Value.ToString().Trim();
}
Display.Text = dellServiceTag;
}
Notes:
This application requires the .NET Framework or you may receive application errors.
The service tag is pulled from the BIOS so if you ever had your motherboard replaced and the service tag was not reset it will be blank.
VBscript Permission Denied 800A0046 Solution
I was helping a friend write some VBscript the other day. I was trying to write a simple copy function and I kept getting permission denied. However I was logged in locally as the administrator so that could not be it.
My code looked something like:
Sub CopyFile(source, destination)
set filesys=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If filesys.FileExists(source) Then
filesys.CopyFile source, destination
End If
End Sub
The Solution is: add “\” add the end of any of your path names like
Dim destinationpath
destinationpath = “C:\” & myfolder & “\”
Hope this helps someone else.